subnormal

subnormal
adj
1. inferior, low, too low, under the required level, insufficient, inadequate; below par, below normal, less than average, not up to standards, not up to snuff, second-rate, low-grade; shoddy, slipshod, rickety, cheap, dime-store, bargain-basement, Inf. junky, U.S. Inf. cheesy, Brit. Sl. humpty; bad, awful, terrible, abysmal, wretched, miserable, sorry, dismal, Inf. lousy, Sl. crappy; shabby, sleazy, seedy, raunchy, squalid, grubstreet.
2. retarded, slow, dull, dull-witted, dim-witted, feebleminded, weak-minded, of low intelligence, unintelligent, stupid, imbecilic, moronic, Inf. dumb; half-witted, not all there, deficient, lacking, unsound, incompetent, infirm, senile, Inf. dotty; psychologically or emotionally disturbed, maladjusted, unbalanced, neurotic, psychotic; abnormal, aberrant.

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  • subnormal — SUBNORMÁL, Ă, subnormali, e, adj. Insuficient dezvoltat din punct de vedere psihic sau fizic. – Sub1 + normal. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  subnormál adj. m., pl. subnormáli; f. sg. subnormálă, pl. subnormále …   Dicționar Român

  • subnormal — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. [Persona] que padece una discapacidad psíquica de carácter patológico: subnormal profundo. Tengo un hijo subnormal …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • subnormal — adj. med. Dícese del sujeto que presenta una debilidad mental acentuada y cuya inteligencia es superior a la de un niño de 12 años pero inferior a la de un adulto normal. Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • subnormal — [subnôr′məl] adj. below the normal; less than normal, esp. in intelligence n. a subnormal person subnormality [sub΄nôrmal′ə tē] n. subnormally adv …   English World dictionary

  • Subnormal — Sub*nor mal, n. (Geom.) That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted between the ordinate and the normal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • subnormal — subnormal, ale, aux [sybnɔʀmal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1926; de sub , et normal. ❖ ♦ Didact. Qui est au dessous de la normale, de l état normal. ⇒ Anormal …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • subnormal — (adj.) 1890, from SUB (Cf. sub ) + NORMAL (Cf. normal). The noun is from 1710 in geometry; 1916, of persons …   Etymology dictionary

  • subnormal — adj. Dicho de una persona: Que tiene una capacidad intelectual notablemente inferior a lo normal. U. t. c. s.) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • subnormal — [[t]sʌ̱bnɔ͟ː(r)m(ə)l[/t]] also sub normal ADJ If someone is subnormal, they have less ability or intelligence than a normal person of their age. [OLD FASHIONED] ...educationally subnormal children. N PLURAL: the N The subnormal are people who are …   English dictionary

  • subnormal — subnormality, n. /sub nawr meuhl/, adj. 1. below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain. 2. being less than average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. n. 3. a… …   Universalium

  • subnormal — adjective a) Less than normal. His intelligence was considered subnormal, but amazingly as a musician he was a genius. b) denormal Subnormal numbers cannot be normalized because this would result in an exponent that does not fit into the exponent …   Wiktionary

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